Warren Bird, Ph.D., oversees the research department at Leadership Network, the nation's leading organization to help entrepreneurial church leaders in growing churches move from ideas to implementation to increased influence and impact.
He has been both a senior pastor, church planter, and assistant pastor.
He is the award-winning author, co-author or editor of 29 books for church leaders, most recently How to Break Growth Barriers and Next: Pastoral Succession that Works and Teams that Thrive, over 200 magazine articles, and several dozen groundbreaking research reports. Widely quoted in national media, he is one of the nation's leading scholars on megachurches, multisite churches, high-visibility pastoral succession, and large church compensation.

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HeroMakers

Think about the people who've invested in you and helped you become the person you are today. God puts just the right people, at just the right time, in just the right place, to speak just the right things into our lives. Most of us can name at least three hero-makers who've had a profound impact on who we've become.

Here's the cool thing... God intends for each of us to be hero-makers-- people who make heroes of others. Our greatest legacy in eternity will be measured not by what we've done, but instead by the people we've invested in. The key question is this... will we see ourselves as the HERO at the center of our story, or will we be the HEROMAKER of others at the center of God's story?

Multiplication starts in the heart of the leader. It starts with each of us surrendering the "hero complex" to a better way. It requires that we shift from being heroes to becoming hero-makers of others. We must put to death measures of success that require us to win, opting instead to assist others in winning.

HeroMaker Conference

Our Exponential 2018 theme is "HeroMaker." We're addressing five practices that are essential in moving from being heroes to becoming the HeroMakers God intended for us to be. The 5 practices include: Multiplication Thinking, Permission Giving, Disciple Multiplying, Gift Activating, and Kingdom Building

Your HeroMaker Story

Please tell us your HeroMaker story!

Use your smartphone or the webcam on your computer to record a 1-2 minute video clip, similar to the one above. Identify a person who has helped shape you into the person you are today. Tell how that person had a significant impact on you.

Share your video on Twitter, Facebook and / or Instagram. Use the hashtags #HeroMaker and #Exponential.

Send an email to support@exponential.org to give us the link to your video. We will select specific videos to feature on our website and in our weekly newsletter. Your posted video gives you a chance to win FREE tickets to an Exponential HeroMaker event.